INFECTION CONTROL

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INFECTION CONTROL

• FOR VOLUNTEERS

Jodie Burr Infection Control Coordinator Womens
and Childrens Hospital
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Infection Control Unit

• 24 hour infection control service
• during office hours page 18041
• after hours ring 9 for infectious diseases,
  consultant on call.
• Infection Control Team meet weekly, concerns,
  enquiry's, issues can be discussed.
  

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Primary Role of Infection Control

• Prevent nosocomial infections
• Reduce mortality, morbidity, and cost
• Educate and advise
• staff
• patients
• their families
• the community
• Surveillance of nosocomial infections
• Policy development, implementation and assessment

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Nosocomial Infections

• DEFINITION
• An infection occurring in a patient in whom it
  was not present or incubating at the time of
  admission.
• Essentially, an infection the patient acquired
  from being hospitalized

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Infection Control Precautions

• Infection control precautions need to be adhered
  to by everybody, especially those who come into
  contact with one or more patients.
• This will aid in stopping the spread of
  nosocomial infections.

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Hand hygiene

• Single most effective method in the prevention of
  disease transmission
• 80 of hospital acquired infections are thought
  to be transmitted by hands
• Wash hands thoroughly if you come into contact
  with a patient and/or bodily fluids
• Cover all cuts and grazes

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Hand Hygiene

• Wear gloves where appropriate and wash hands once
  gloves are removed
• Wash hands before and after meal and toilet
  breaks
• Soap and water - 15 secs
• Alcohol hand gels

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Are you unwell?

• Please do not come into hospital to visit or work
  when you feel or know you are unwell
• Infectious diseases may be spread from you to
  patients or patients to you
• Call your supervisor if you
• are unsure as to whether
• to come to work

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Your health

• It is important to know your health and
  immunization history
• chicken pox?
• measles?
• flu vaccination?
• For vaccinations contact ICGP or Risk Management

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Entering Rooms

• Patients may be isolated within hospital rooms
  due to their illness or infectious state
• Please take note of signs and if unsure ask a
  nurse if you should enter
• Remember to wash your hands
• when leaving the room

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Respiratory Syncitial Virus

• Highly contagious and nosocomial infection common
• Causes upper and lower respiratory infection
• Usually occurs during winter
• No vaccine at present
• Can be reinfected during the same season
• Transmitted by contact or droplet
• Can survive for several hours in the environment

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Rotavirus

• Highly contagious and nosocomial infection is
  common
• Usually a winter disease but pattern changing
• Onset is sudden and lasts for 4 - 6 days
• Mainly infants and children up to 3 years
  affected
• Transmitted usually through contact
• Can survive in environment for several hours

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Varicella Zoster VirusChicken Pox

• Highly contagious
• Most cases in children, over 90 of adult
  population is immune
• Transmitted by droplet and contact
• Infectious 2 days prior and 4 - 6 days after rash
• Now a notifiable disease
• Vaccination now available